NVIDIA Spectrum-4 SN5600 128-Port 400GbE Ethernet Switch

NVIDIA Spectrum-4 SN5600 128-Port 400GbE Ethernet Switch

Brand: NVIDIA | Category: Network Switches

SKU: NVID-MSN5600VS2RO | Part #: MSN5600-VS2RO | MPN: MSN5600-VS2RO

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About the NVIDIA Spectrum-4 SN5600 128-Port 400GbE Ethernet Switch

The NVIDIA Spectrum-4 SN5600 is a 128-port 400GbE Ethernet switch engineered as a high-radix spine fabric for modern AI and machine learning infrastructure. Launched in Q2 2023, it delivers non-blocking switching capacity of 51.2 Tbps with ultra-low latency and deterministic performance, making it the preferred choice for hyperscale cloud operators and financial institutions constructing cost-effective alternatives to proprietary InfiniBand networks. The architecture leverages NVIDIA Spectrum-4 ASIC technology with native RoCEv2 (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) offload capabilities, enabling lossless Ethernet operation and GPU-to-GPU communication at line rate across thousands of compute nodes.

Ideal for

  • Large-scale distributed AI model training across GPU clusters with 1000+ accelerators requiring sub-microsecond latency and lossless transport
  • High-frequency trading and quantitative finance infrastructure leveraging RDMA for ultra-low-latency data center interconnect
  • Cloud provider spine fabrics consolidating multiple application workloads (inference, batch processing, analytics) on unified Ethernet infrastructure
  • Hyperscaler data center expansion with disaggregated rack-scale systems requiring high-radix, low-cost fabric alternatives to custom silicon
  • Multi-tenant GPU utility services and inference platforms demanding deterministic performance isolation and QoS guarantees
  • Research computing and scientific simulation workloads requiring massive collective communication bandwidth (AllReduce, AllGather operations)

Technical specifications

ManufacturerNVIDIA
ModelSpectrum-4 SN5600
Switch TypeSpine, Fixed-Configuration Ethernet
Total Ports128
Port Configuration128 × 400GbE QSFP112-DD
Switching Fabric Capacity51.2 Tbps (non-blocking)
Throughput51.2 Terabits per second
Packet Forwarding Rate68 billion packets per second
LatencySub-microsecond cut-through switching
Maximum MTU10,240 bytes (jumbo frame support)
ASICNVIDIA Spectrum-4 custom silicon
Memory36 GB packet buffer
Routing ProtocolsBGP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIPv2
Overlay TechnologiesVXLAN, NVGRE, Geneve encapsulation
RoCEv2 SupportNative hardware offload with PFC and ECN congestion control
Lossless EthernetPriority Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
Power Consumption5,000 W typical operating
Form Factor1RU 19-inch rack-mountable chassis
Operating Temperature Range0–45°C
Management InterfaceOut-of-band Ethernet, SSH, REST API, SNMP
Operating SystemCumulus Linux, NVIDIA ONiC, standard Linux distributions

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Technical Specifications

BrandNVIDIA
CategoryNetwork Switches
SKUNVID-MSN5600VS2RO
Part NumberMSN5600-VS2RO
ConditionNew
ModelSpectrum-4 SN5600
Switch TypeSpine, Fixed-Configuration Ethernet
Total Ports128
Port Configuration128 × 400GbE QSFP112-DD
Switching Fabric Capacity51.2 Tbps (non-blocking)
Throughput51.2 Terabits per second
Packet Forwarding Rate68 billion packets per second
LatencySub-microsecond cut-through switching
Maximum MTU10,240 bytes (jumbo frame support)
ASICNVIDIA Spectrum-4 custom silicon
Memory36 GB packet buffer
Routing ProtocolsBGP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIPv2
Overlay TechnologiesVXLAN, NVGRE, Geneve encapsulation
RoCEv2 SupportNative hardware offload with PFC and ECN congestion control
Lossless EthernetPriority Flow Control (PFC), Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
Power Consumption5,000 W typical operating
Form Factor1RU 19-inch rack-mountable chassis
Operating Temperature Range0–45°C
Management InterfaceOut-of-band Ethernet, SSH, REST API, SNMP
Operating SystemCumulus Linux, NVIDIA ONiC, standard Linux distributions